Weedless fish lure



y 1949- -|.,ERICKSON ET AL 2,476,485

WEEDLESS FISH LURE Filed May 16,, 194? Ingemar Ericka 131-1. R01: 2 :3; H..M LU-er Patented July 19, 1949 ,WEEDLESS FISH IngemauaEr-icks'on and Robemtfii'ltfiflgism Milwaukeea-Wisg Appiicatmmyiis, 1947;:senaitttaxusmiz 6 -Cla'imS.--- Cl. 43-424 This invention elates tetra-novel construction of Weedless fish lure and more particularly; to *a Weedless lure-for-use-\vithtamultiple barbed hook and 'Wherein, only oneoof :thle barbs thereof is exposed when the hire is arranged in afishing position and which is constructed andarranged so that-the ;hook willjbexmovedfto an exposed position bythe action-of 'agfish striking the lure for releasingand exposing the barbs for engagee ment with the fish for insuring a betterhooking of the 'fiShQJldfOI minimizing the possibility oi losing thefisht: V

More particularly; it is an object of, the invention'to provide a fishilure including aslidably pported -hook and. w th-means e e eiasahly being quickly "adjusted-to -a fishing 'position and, which-is so constructedand arranged thatgth e multiple :barb'ed hook thereof Nlill'be insuredpf. moving teen exposedposition when a fishstrilges the iure:

Various other objects and "advantagesof the invention" will hereinafter; become: more fully apparent from the followin ldescription. oi ;the. drawing, illustrating: a preie'rred embodiment thereof, and whjereinz Figure 1' is aflperspective view-showing the upper side of the "lure iniia "set 'or fishing; posi;; tion;

Figure 2 a similar view-showing the lure with the multiple barbed hook in an exposed posig tion;.

Figure; 3;;is alongitudinal, substantially central sectional view partly in side elevation of the lure as shownin Figure-land Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the lurein its. :positionof Figure Zfi Referring to the drawing, the improved fish" ing lure in-its entirety-;-is designated generally 5 and includes an elongated, substantially flat lure bodyor minnow 6 which is-relative1y wide ,atgitsrear end and-relatively narrow 'at its forward end and+vvhich includes rounded jends ;and rforwardly converging-side=edgess The lure body fi at its forward, restricted end is provided with an eye or opening I for receiving a fishing line 8 or a leader or swivel.

The lure body 6 1s provided-with longitudinally e 2-?" spaced substantially centrallydisposed openings 9 and ,il 0 ffo'r receiving and anchoring a relativelyheavy gauge strand'oiwire I I thereto; The strand I hagan elongated portion disposedlongitudinally ver ;'-the face--;6a of the body it and jWl'ii0h""1S pI -,0Vi ded with-a turned back forward end! 2; asseen in Figure-4;-whiclr engaged through the forward jopening ii 'and the opposite,- rear end of the strand .fl tis' provided wit-ha downwardly;or inwardly turnedback portion I 3 which terminates in a second ;downwardly turned=back hook ;portiqn; ,l The :hool: portion I4 -e1gtends in; thesame directionras the hook-*portion- I 2 and engages the other rear opening v I 0 which is ;lo a ed djacent" in -t ee i ndt fi c body so a a artf i i e'z ureedf ecm o i I 3 e -v ndsl-be o dtt en eeri nc iofi z e v o ifi "w thus i vr 'as bste rtielligu hened 'pgtt n fi l constitutes ;a;partpf the strand;l l ,and whichis isposed. earw dhrlg tf hel re odyi r. mi QWL J .;t l p let arbsq e k zg er l y; e ign t d J t;

is provided fwithjgan eye .11 at;,its ,shank end which:isl te hedg oe ol. .r rwmc h in ur C liiiab' x: n a e withe l onsitu nel xtendinapo tiqo1 i'ihew r he lur b dy 6 agiacent ZitSglBQll; wide';end;;is ;provided with ransv r ely x endin truck 9r 0n$ ormin int ral-" a ts" tfihes' ure bod 6' nd h hi; retfqrm dmv" lit net hsl dx r ns: ers ly lons tensverser; iri s.;: iisi:pres ns; heo iit n-sgrb weertlt iel o t s ousl u staniau er .1. it he "strea -i 12- ortions. l9 orm,retaieinetmeaosl ertedgt e eng ed "by .D 0 fo hahoolsfl 6 w en; saidlur iqote -t' eoli ir ig re ,1 .l iiidi' ne edalonaihewir g 8. ip9sed u t etial e i s oi seidfwiret wh n th hqoki lfi isli hus d1sp9sedt n-theiaeefim the t ir barb! siwsna. i p lwardli temr heiure their .6 aslseen iinyfi tlrst l The lure body" '6' is provided with apair of ZaHS B -E QlY-J DQQ Q per ures 2 da'aeent (the err wt otw tdt nd ihfilifitlia fldawithr aseeend t. or .e1-y pecedi eet tesy i swhi a ql idi dll needifrenii theiape resT ndgdi pes da etu entse eq ert res: 2 nctthe penihsgfl el lehseted t end iot r la el light gauge wire 24, and 25, respectively are folded upon themselves intermediate their ends and have their intermediate portions disposed betweenthe hook l2 and the under or back side of the body I6 for anchoring the strands 24 and 25 thereby to the lure body '6. The two legs of the strand 24, as seen in Figure 4, extend forwardly from the hook l2 and one of said legs extends through each of the apertures 22. h s of the strand 24 are bent back upon themselves on the upper or front side of the lure body 5 and have portions 25 which engage the upper side of the lure body and which are disposed in rearwardly diverging relationship to one another. The free ends 21 of the legs of the strand 24 extend from the portions 26 upwardly and rearwardly with respect to the lure body 6 and in diverging relationship relatively to one another and terminate slightly beyond the rear end of the lure body 6 in downwardly curved portions 28. The strand portions 21 and 28 combine to form resilient weed guards for protecting the exposed barb 2! from weeds and othersubmerged matter when the lure 5 is drawn in a submerged position through a body of water.

The legs of the strand 25 extend forwardly from the hook I2 and upwardly through the openings 23 and are bent back upon themselves thereabove to provide the rearwardly diverging portions 29 which extend alongthe upper side of the body 6. Said legs of the strand 25 include resilient portions 39 which project upwardly and rearwardly relatively to the body 5 from the rear ends of the portions 29 and which terminate in the curved terminals 3 I.

The resilient strand portions 3!] are adapted to be drawn toward one another and to positions adjacent the strand ll so that when the ring is is moved forwardly along the strand l I from its position of Figure 2.to its position of Figure 1, ring I8 it can be passed over the curved terminals 3! and. upwardly along the resilient portions 35 so that when the barbs 20 are in engagement with the struck-up retainingportions [9, the strand portions 30 will engage the ring 18, as seen in Figure 1 for resiliently retaining said ring and the hook IS in the position of Figure 1 and with the curved terminals 3! disposed adjacent the terminals of the barbs 20. The resilient strand portions 30 will offer suflicient frictional resistance to the ring Hi to prevent the hook Hi from sliding to its released position of Figure 2 until the fish strikes the lure 5 and becomes hooked upon the barb 2|; When this occurs, the lure body 5. will slip forwardly of the fishs mouth and the barb 2| by being hooked to the fish will cause a pull to be exerted on the hook I5 sufificiently to retract the strand portions Siltoward one another so that the ring 18 can slip rearwardly therealong and along the strand ll until the ring l8 disengages the terminals 3| and assumes the position of Figure 2 on the U-shaped portion I5 of the strand l I, thus permitting the hook retaining members 3 0 to assume the positions of Figure 2. As the lure body slides forwardly relatively to the hook IS, the barbs 2| will disengage the body 6 before said body is withdrawn from the mouth of the fish so that the exposed barbs 20 will thereafter also be engaged in the mouth of the fish.

It will thus be seen that a Weedless fish lure has been provided including a triple barbed hook.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a fish lure of the character described, a lure body, a multiple barbed fish hook slidably connected to said lure body, resilient means for releasably retaining the fish hook against a face of the lure body and with all but one of the barbed hooks in covered, protected positions, and guard means for protecting the exposed barb of the hook from being fouled by weeds.

2. In a fish lure of the character described, a lure body, a fish hook slidably connected to said lure body, resilient means for retaining said hook in a retracted position against a face of the lure body. and means supported by the lure body for protecting a barb of the hook from being fouled by weeds or the like, said hook being adapted to be released by engagement with a fish for sliding movement to an exposed position rearwardly of the lure body.

3. A fishing lure as in; claim 2, a wire anchored at its ends to the lure body and having an elongated portion extending longitudinally of the face thereof and an integral loop portion disposed rearwardly of the lure body and by means of which said hook is slidably tethered to the lure body. V

4. A fishing lure as in claim 2, a wire anchored at its ends to the lure body and having an elongated portion extending longitudinally of the face thereof and an integral loop portion disposed rearwardly of the lure body and by means of which said hook is slidably tethered to the lure body, said lure body being provided with a plurality of resilient strand members projecting rearwardly and outwardly with respect tosa-id aforementioned side. thereof and forming weed guards, a ring connecting the hook to said first mentioned wire, and certain of said resilient weed guards extending through said ring when the hook is in a retracted position for frictionally retaining the ring in a forward position relatively to the lure body.

5. In a fishing lure of the character described, a lure body, weed guard means carried by the lure body, a fish hook slidably tethered to the lure body. and resilient means for releasably retaining the fish hook in a retracted, fishing position against a face of the lure body and protected by said weed guard means.

6. A fishing lure as in claim 5, said hook being provided with a plurality of barbs, said lure body having barb receiving recesses for containing all but one of the barbs when the hook is in a retracted position, and the exposed barb being disposed in a Weed protected position relatively to the lure by said weed guard means and being adapted to be engaged by a fish for moving the hook to an exposed position rearwardly of the lure body.

INGEMAR ERICKSON. ROBERT H. MILLER.

REFERENCES orrsn The following references are of record'in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,234,516 7 Clark Mar. 11, 1941 

